HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2 Server User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the
servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
Part Number: 719821-001a
April 2014
Edition: 1
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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components ................................................................................................................................ 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 9
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 10
DIMM slot locations .......................................................................................................................... 11
PCIe expansion slot definitions .......................................................................................................... 11
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 11
NMI functionality ............................................................................................................................. 12
Drive numbering ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ...................................................................................................................... 13
FBWC module LED definitions ..................................................................................................................... 14
Fan locations ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Operations................................................................................................................................. 16
Power up the server .................................................................................................................................... 16
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 16
Unlock the tower bezel ............................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the tower bezel .............................................................................................................................. 17
Install the tower bezel ................................................................................................................................. 17
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 18
Install the access panel ............................................................................................................................... 19
Remove the air baffle .................................................................................................................................. 19
Install the air baffle ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Optional installation services ....................................................................................................................... 22
Rack planning resources ............................................................................................................................. 22
Optimum environment................................................................................................................................. 22
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 23
Temperature requirements ................................................................................................................. 23
Power requirements .......................................................................................................................... 23
Electrical grounding requirements ...................................................................................................... 23
Server warnings and cautions ...................................................................................................................... 24
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton ...................................................................................... 25
Installing hardware options ......................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the server into the rack .................................................................................................................. 25
Installing the operating system ..................................................................................................................... 26
Powering on and selecting boot options ....................................................................................................... 27
Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 27
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 28
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 28
Drive options ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................... 28
Contents 3
Installing a non-hot-plug drive ............................................................................................................ 28
Installing a hot-plug drive .................................................................................................................. 30
Drive cage options ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Four-bay LFF hot-plug drive backplane option ...................................................................................... 31
Eight-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage option ............................................................................................ 34
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Installing a storage controller ............................................................................................................. 36
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ................................................................................. 37
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 39
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 41
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 42
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 42
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs ...................................................................................................... 43
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 43
ECC memory ................................................................................................................................... 43
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 44
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 44
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 45
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 49
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 49
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 51
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 51
RPS enablement option ............................................................................................................................... 51
Setting up the HP PS1810-24G Switch (optional) .......................................................................................... 55
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................... 59
System fan cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Storage cabling ......................................................................................................................................... 60
Four-bay LFF drive cabling ................................................................................................................ 60
Eight-bay SFF drive cabling ............................................................................................................... 62
Optical drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 62
Power supply cabling ................................................................................................................................. 64
Integrated power supply cabling ........................................................................................................ 64
Redundant power supply cabling ....................................................................................................... 64
Capacitor pack cabling .............................................................................................................................. 65
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 66
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 66
HP product QuickSpecs .............................................................................................................................. 66
HP iLO Management Engine ....................................................................................................................... 66
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Intelligent Provisioning ...................................................................................................................... 68
Erase Utility ..................................................................................................................................... 69
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................... 70
Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................... 70
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 70
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 71
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 71
Using RBSU ..................................................................................................................................... 72
Auto-configuration process ................................................................................................................ 72
Boot options .................................................................................................................................... 73
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ............................................................................. 73
Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................... 73
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Array Configuration Utility ................................................................................................................ 73
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................ 74
ROMPaq utility ................................................................................................................................. 75
Automatic Server Recovery ................................................................................................................ 75
USB support .................................................................................................................................... 75
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................... 76
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 76
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................ 76
Software and firmware ..................................................................................................................... 76
Version control ................................................................................................................................. 76
HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ......................................... 77
HP Technology Service Portfolio ......................................................................................................... 77
Change control and proactive notification .......................................................................................... 77
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 78
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................... 78
System battery replacement .......................................................................................................... 79
Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 81
Safety and regulatory compliance ................................................................................................................ 81
Turkey RoHS material content declaration ..................................................................................................... 81
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................... 81
Warranty information ................................................................................................................................. 81
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 82
Preventing electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................ 82
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................... 82
Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 83
Environmental specifications ........................................................................................................................ 83
Server specifications ................................................................................................................................... 83
Power supply specifications ......................................................................................................................... 83
HP 350 W 4U Integrated Power Supply ............................................................................................. 84
HP 460 W CS Gold Hot-plug Power Supply (92% efficiency) ............................................................... 84
Hot-plug power supply calculations .................................................................................................... 85
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 86
Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................ 86
HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 86
Customer Self Repair .................................................................................................................................. 86
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 94
Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 98
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 99
Contents 5
Component identification
4
Front panel components
Item Description
1
2
3
5
Optical drive (optional)
Media drive bay
Power On/Standby button and system power LED
USB connectors
Drive bays (inside)
Component identification 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1
2
3
4
*To identify components in a degraded or critical state, see the Systems Insight Display LEDs, check iLO/BIOS logs, and
reference the server troubleshooting guide.
**Facility power is not present, power cord is not attached, no power supplies are installed, power supply failure has
occurred, or the power button cable is disconnected.
UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Remote management or
firmware upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
Health LED Solid green = Normal
Flashing amber = System degraded
Flashing red (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = System critical
Fast-flashing red (4 Hz/cycles per sec) = Power fault*
NIC status LED Solid green = Link to network
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Network active
Off = No network activity
Power On/Standby button
and system power LED
Solid green = System on
Flashing green (1 Hz/cycle per sec) = Performing power on sequence
Solid amber = System in standby
Off = No power present**
Component identification 7
Rear panel components
4
9
Item Description
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
* For more information on the expansion slot specifications, see "PCIe expansion slot definitions."
Power supply
Kensington security slot
Slot 4 PCIe x16 (8, 4, 1)*
Slot 3 PCIe x8 (8, 4, 1)*
Slot 2 PCIe x8 (1)*
Slot 1 PCIe x4 (1)*
Serial connector
Video connector
Dedicated iLO port
USB 3.0 connectors
UID LED/button
NIC connectors
Component identification 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons
Item Description Status
1
2
3
UID button/LED Solid blue = Activated
Flashing blue (1 Hz/cycle per sec) =
Remote management or firmware
upgrade in progress
Off = Deactivated
NIC status LED Solid Green = Activity exists
Flashing green = Activity exists
Off = No activity exists
NIC link LED Solid green = Link exists
Off = No link exists
Component identification 9
System board components
3
10
15
20
Item Description
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
RPS connector
Processor socket
TPM connector
System battery
24-pin power supply connector
Mini-SAS connector
SATA connectors
Internal USB cable connector
Internal USB connector
Micro SD card slot
Front USB connector 2
Front USB connector 1
Front panel connector
Front system fan connector (fan 2)
Ambient thermal sensor connector
NMI header
System maintenance switch
Slot 1 PCIe2 x4 (1)*
Slot 2 PCIe2 x8 (1)*
Slot 3 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1)*
Slot 4 PCIe3 x16 (8, 4, 1)*
Rear system fan connector (fan 1)
4-pin power supply connector
DIMM slots
Component identification 10
* For more information on the expansion slot specifications, see "PCIe expansion slot definitions."
DIMM slot locations
DIMM slots are numbered 1 through 4. Letters are used for AMP mode DIMM ordering.
PCIe expansion slot definitions
Slot number Type Length Height Connector link width Negotiable link width
1
2
3
4
PCIe2 Half Full x4 x1
PCIe2 Full Full x8 x1
PCIe3 Full Full x8 x8
PCIe3 Full Full x16 x8
System maintenance switch
Switch Default Function
1
2
5
6
3, 4, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12
Off Off = No function
On = iLO security is disabled
Off Off = System configuration can be
changed
On = System configuration is locked
Off Off = Power-on password is enabled
On = Power-on password is disabled
Off Off = No function
On = ROM reads configuration as
invalid
— Reserved
When the system maintenance switch position 6 is set to the On position, the system is prepared to erase all
system configuration settings from both CMOS and NVRAM.
Component identification 11
CAUTION: Clearing CMOS and/or NVRAM deletes configuration information. Be sure to
properly configure the server or data loss could occur.
NMI functionality
An NMI crash dump creates a crash dump log before resetting a system which is not responding.
Crash dump log analysis is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as failures of operating
systems, device drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only available action for
administrators is to restart the system. Resetting the system erases any information which could support
problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a memory dump before a
system reset.
To force the system to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, do one of the following:
• Use the iLO Virtual NMI feature.
• Short the NMI header.
For more information, see the HP website
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00797875/c00797875.pdf).
Drive numbering
• Four-bay LFF drive model
Component identification 12
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